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* Every [[chunk]] (32x32) of map slowly reduces the pollution it covers (See [[Pollution#Chunks]]). So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.
* Every [[chunk]] (32x32) of map slowly reduces the pollution it covers (See [[Pollution#Chunks]]). So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.
* [[Tree]]s also absorb some pollution (See [[Pollution#Trees]]).
* [[Tree]]s also absorb some pollution (See [[Pollution#Trees]]).
* [[Enemies#Spawner|Spawners]] absorb a great amount of pollution, and use this to produce enemies.
* [[Enemies#Spawner|Spawners]] absorb a great amount of pollution, and use this to assign enemies to attacks.


== Native life ==
== Native life ==
Pollution attracts [[Enemies|biters]] to the Player's factory. Biters who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.
Pollution attracts [[Enemies|biters]] to the Player's factory. Biters who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.


Each [[Enemies|spawner]] absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks) if the chunk's pollution is greater than 20.  If there is 20 or less pollution in the chunk, the spawner absorbs all the pollution.
If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each enemy spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs 3 times the amount of pollution needed for the most expensive unit it can spawn for the current evolution factor.  


Higher pollution values decrease the time it takes for biters to join the attack force. After a certain amount of pollution is absorbed the spawner sends one of its biters/spitters to a rendezvous point. Every 1 to 10 minutes (random) the mustered biters launch an attack. If not all biters have arrived at the rendezvous point by that time, they will wait up to an additional 2 minutes for stragglers.
Higher pollution values decrease the time it takes for biters to join the attack force. After a certain amount of pollution is absorbed the spawner sends one of its biters/spitters to a rendezvous point. Every 1 to 10 minutes (random) the mustered biters launch an attack. If not all biters have arrived at the rendezvous point by that time, they will wait up to an additional 2 minutes for stragglers.
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! style="width: 130px;" | Type 
! style="width: 130px;" | Type 
|-
|-
| 200  || Small biter 
| 4  || Small biter 
|-
|-
| 1,000  || Medium biter 
| 20  || Medium biter 
|-
|-
| 4,000  || Big biter 
| 80  || Big biter 
|-
|-
| 20,000  || Behemoth biter 
| 400  || Behemoth biter 
|-
|-
| 200  || Small spitter 
| 1  || Small spitter 
|-
|-
| 600  || Medium spitter 
| 12  || Medium spitter 
|-
|-
| 1,500  || Big spitter 
| 30  || Big spitter 
|-
|-
| 10,000  || Behemoth spitter 
| 200  || Behemoth spitter 
|-
|-
|}
|}
With 1350 absorbed pollution at the time of attack the following wave consists of 6 small biters and 1 medium biter OR 6 small spitters and 2 medium spitters depending on the spawner's type and [[Enemies#Spawn_chances_by_evolution_factor|evolution factor]].


== Modules ==
== Modules ==
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=== Polluters ===
=== Polluters ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| '''Object''' || '''Pollution per KW per game second (60 ticks)''' || '''Pollution per game second at full power'''
! Structure !! Pollution per second at full power
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Stone furnace}} || 0.01/KW || 1.8
| {{Imagelink|Stone furnace}} || 2
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Steel furnace}} || 0.02/KW || 3.6
| {{Imagelink|Steel furnace}} || 4
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Electric furnace}} || 0.005/KW || 0.9
| {{Imagelink|Electric furnace}} || 1
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Burner mining drill}} || 0.03333/KW || 10
| {{Imagelink|Burner mining drill}} || 12
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Electric mining drill}} || 0.1/KW || 9
| {{Imagelink|Electric mining drill}} || 10
|-
|-
| {{imagelink|Pumpjack}} || 0.1/KW || 9
| {{imagelink|Pumpjack}} || 10
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 1}} || 0.03333/KW || 3
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 1}} || 4
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 2}} || 0.016/KW || 2.4
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 2}} || 3
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 3}} || 0.00857/KW || 1.8
| {{Imagelink|Assembling machine 3}} || 2
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Pump}} || 0.004/KW || 0.12
| {{imagelink|Boiler}} || 30
|-
|-
| {{imagelink|Boiler}} || 0.01538/KW || 27.6923
| {{Imagelink|Oil refinery}} || 6
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Oil refinery}} || 0.00857/KW || 3.6
| {{Imagelink|Chemical plant}} || 4
|-
|-
| {{Imagelink|Chemical plant}} || 0.00857/KW || 1.8
| {{Imagelink|Centrifuge}} || 4
|-
| {{Imagelink|Centrifuge}} || 0.016/KW || 5.6
|-
|-
|}
|}


Fire on the ground and burning trees produce 0.005 pollution per tick.
Fire on the ground and burning trees produce 0.005 pollution per second.


=== De-polluters ===
=== De-polluters ===


==== Spawner ====
==== Spawner ====
If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each enemy spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs the chunk's total pollution.
If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each enemy spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs 3 times the amount of pollution needed for the most expensive unit it can spawn for the current evolution factor.  


==== Chunks ====
==== Chunks ====
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Following numbers are the pollution reduction for a full chunk (32x32 tiles) composed of the same floor tiles per tick.
Following numbers are the pollution reduction for a full chunk (32x32 tiles) composed of the same floor tiles per tick.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Tile !! Pollution per tick !! Pollution per second
! Tile !! Pollution per second
|-
|Grass 1-4 || -0.00045|| -0.027
|-
|Dirt 1|| -0.0004|| -0.024
|-
|-
|Dirt 2-7 || -0.00045|| -0.027
| Grass 1-4, landfill || 0.0000075
|-
|-
|Dry dirt || -0.00039|| -0.0234
| Dirt 1-7, dry dirt || 0.0000066
|-
|-
|Sand 1-3 || -0.00039|| -0.0234
| Sand 1-3 || 0.0000058
|-
|-
|Red desert 0 || -0.00045|| -0.027
| Red desert 0-3 || 0.0000066
|-
|-
|Red desert 1-3 || -0.0004|| -0.024
| Water, green water, deep water, deep green water, shallow water, mud water  || 0.000005
|-
|-
|Water, Green water, Deep water, Deep green water || -0.0003 || -0.018
| Path tiles (Stone bricks, concrete etc) || 0
|-
|-
|Path tiles (Stone bricks, concrete etc) || 0.0 || 0.0
| Out of map || 0.00001
|-
|-
|Special tiles (Lab tiles, out of map, tutorial grid) || -0.0006 || -0.036
| Special tiles (Lab tiles, tutorial grid) || 0
|-
|-
|}
|}


==== Trees ====
==== Trees ====
Every single tree absorbs a small amount of pollution in its chunk per tick if the total pollution in that chunk is above 3500 units. By absorbing pollution, trees lose their leaves for every 500 pollution absorbed. The less dense the leaves, the slower the tree absorbs pollution.
Every single tree absorbs a small amount of pollution in its chunk per tick. If the total pollution in that chunk is above 60 units, trees lose their leaves for every 10 pollution absorbed. The less dense the leaves, the slower the tree absorbs pollution.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Object !! Stage !! Pollution per tick !! Pollution per second
! Object !! Stage !! Pollution per second
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[File:Green tree.png|120px]] Tree, red tree, brown tree || 0 (Max leaf density) || -0.001 || -0.06
| rowspan="4" | [[File:Green tree.png|120px]] Tree, red tree, brown tree || 0 (Max leaf density) || -0.001
|-
|-
| 1 || -0.00067 || -0.04
| 1 || -0.00067
|-
|-
| 2 || -0.00033 || -0.02
| 2 || -0.00033
|-
|-
| 3 (Min leaf density) || 0 || 0
| 3 (Min leaf density) || 0
|-
|-
| [[File:Dead dry hairy tree.png|120px]] Dead dry hairy tree || No stages || -0.0001 || -0.006
| [[File:Dead dry hairy tree.png|120px]] Dead dry hairy tree || No stages || -0.0001
|-
|-
| [[File:Dead grey trunk.png|120px]] Dead grey trunk || No stages || -0.0001 || -0.006
| [[File:Dead grey trunk.png|120px]] Dead grey trunk || No stages || -0.0001
|-
|-
| [[File:Dead tree desert.png|120px]] Dead tree - desert|| No stages || -0.0001 || -0.006
| [[File:Dead tree desert.png|120px]] Dead tree - desert|| No stages || -0.0001
|-
|-
| [[File:Dry hairy tree.png|120px]] Dry hairy tree || No stages || -0.0001 || -0.006
| [[File:Dry hairy tree.png|120px]] Dry hairy tree || No stages || -0.0001
|-
|-
| [[File:Dry tree.png|120px]] Dry tree || No stages || -0.0001 || -0.006
| [[File:Dry tree.png|120px]] Dry tree || No stages || -0.0001
|-
|-
|}
|}
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== History ==
== History ==
{{history|0.17.12|
* Added pollution tab to the production statistics.
* Spawner tooltip (including the pollution statistics), shows distribution of biters spawn for the current evolution factor with the pollution costs.
* Pollution generation is now shown in the x/s format both on the entity and in the item/crafting slot.
* Internal pollution values have been normalized, and they are now roughly 60 times less compared to what they were.}}
{{history|0.17.0|
* Rebalanced assembling machine 1,2 and 3 power consumption and pollution - higher tiers eat more power, but produce less pollution.
* Changed spawner pollution absorption logic so that all the pollution on a chunk doesn't build up un-spent in a single spawner.}}


{{history|0.13.2|
{{history|0.13.2|

Revision as of 21:12, 25 March 2019

Example of in-game pollution (red squares) in the map
Pollution tab in the production GUI.

Pollution is represented as an abstract "cloud", updated per chunk every game second (60 ticks) and visible on the map, when "alt-view" is on (default Alt-Key). It appears as a red colored blocky cloud.

It is produced by many buildings involved in processing items and spreads outwards at a steady rate.

The evolution factor is not increased by the spreading/absorbed pollution, but by the pollution produced by all the player's machinery at every tick. This means that no matter how hard the player tries to contain the pollution, enemies will still evolve at the same rate. They just won't attack the player as frequently. The pollution cloud is used to trigger biter attacks and determines the size of the attacks.

Pollution settings can be changed via map generation settings, or can be disabled entirely.

Pollution spread

As soon as a chunk has reached 15.0 pollution it starts spreading in all four cardinal directions at a rate of 2% per game-second (60 ticks).

For example, a chunk with 400.0 pollution and 4 adjacent chunks with 100.0 pollution each, raises the pollution in all adjacent chunks by 8.0 while reducing its own pollution by 32.0. But every one of the 4 surrounding spreads 2.0 pollution "back" to the center chunk, so it only loses 24.0 + absorbed value.

Pollution dissipation

  • Every chunk (32x32) of map slowly reduces the pollution it covers (See Pollution#Chunks). So the more the pollution spreads, the more is absorbed.
  • Trees also absorb some pollution (See Pollution#Trees).
  • Spawners absorb a great amount of pollution, and use this to assign enemies to attacks.

Native life

Pollution attracts biters to the Player's factory. Biters who find themselves in a polluted area will attempt to reach the source of pollution and destroy it.

If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each enemy spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs 3 times the amount of pollution needed for the most expensive unit it can spawn for the current evolution factor.

Higher pollution values decrease the time it takes for biters to join the attack force. After a certain amount of pollution is absorbed the spawner sends one of its biters/spitters to a rendezvous point. Every 1 to 10 minutes (random) the mustered biters launch an attack. If not all biters have arrived at the rendezvous point by that time, they will wait up to an additional 2 minutes for stragglers.

Required pollution to add an additional biter/spitter to the attack wave:

Pollution  Type 
Small biter 
20  Medium biter 
80  Big biter 
400  Behemoth biter 
Small spitter 
12  Medium spitter 
30  Big spitter 
200  Behemoth spitter 

Modules

Modules that list "+x% pollution" increase pollution multiplier, not a flat pollution rate. Final pollution value is (pollution multiplier * energy usage multiplier * base pollution), meaning heavily boosted buildings are likely to account for most of the pollution produced in a factory.

Production/Absorption

These tables contain information about the levels of pollution produced/absorbed by items in the game.

Polluters

Structure Pollution per second at full power
Stone furnace.png
Stone furnace
2
Steel furnace.png
Steel furnace
4
Electric furnace.png
Electric furnace
1
Burner mining drill.png
Burner mining drill
12
Electric mining drill.png
Electric mining drill
10
Pumpjack.png
Pumpjack
10
Assembling machine 1.png
Assembling machine 1
4
Assembling machine 2.png
Assembling machine 2
3
Assembling machine 3.png
Assembling machine 3
2
Boiler.png
Boiler
30
Oil refinery.png
Oil refinery
6
Chemical plant.png
Chemical plant
4
Centrifuge.png
Centrifuge
4

Fire on the ground and burning trees produce 0.005 pollution per second.

De-polluters

Spawner

If a chunk's pollution is greater than 20, each enemy spawner absorbs 20 + 0.01 * [chunk's pollution] every game second (60 ticks), otherwise it absorbs 3 times the amount of pollution needed for the most expensive unit it can spawn for the current evolution factor.

Chunks

Every chunk has a natural absorption rate per tick which is determined by the weighted average of its floor tiles.

Following numbers are the pollution reduction for a full chunk (32x32 tiles) composed of the same floor tiles per tick.

Tile Pollution per second
Grass 1-4, landfill 0.0000075
Dirt 1-7, dry dirt 0.0000066
Sand 1-3 0.0000058
Red desert 0-3 0.0000066
Water, green water, deep water, deep green water, shallow water, mud water 0.000005
Path tiles (Stone bricks, concrete etc) 0
Out of map 0.00001
Special tiles (Lab tiles, tutorial grid) 0

Trees

Every single tree absorbs a small amount of pollution in its chunk per tick. If the total pollution in that chunk is above 60 units, trees lose their leaves for every 10 pollution absorbed. The less dense the leaves, the slower the tree absorbs pollution.

Object Stage Pollution per second
Green tree.png Tree, red tree, brown tree 0 (Max leaf density) -0.001
1 -0.00067
2 -0.00033
3 (Min leaf density) 0
Dead dry hairy tree.png Dead dry hairy tree No stages -0.0001
Dead grey trunk.png Dead grey trunk No stages -0.0001
Dead tree desert.png Dead tree - desert No stages -0.0001
Dry hairy tree.png Dry hairy tree No stages -0.0001
Dry tree.png Dry tree No stages -0.0001

Achievements

Pollution is directly connected to the following achievement:

It-stinks-and-they-dont-like-it-achievement.png It stinks and they dont like it

Trigger an alien attack by pollution.

History

  • 0.17.12:
    • Added pollution tab to the production statistics.
    • Spawner tooltip (including the pollution statistics), shows distribution of biters spawn for the current evolution factor with the pollution costs.
    • Pollution generation is now shown in the x/s format both on the entity and in the item/crafting slot.
    • Internal pollution values have been normalized, and they are now roughly 60 times less compared to what they were.
  • 0.17.0:
    • Rebalanced assembling machine 1,2 and 3 power consumption and pollution - higher tiers eat more power, but produce less pollution.
    • Changed spawner pollution absorption logic so that all the pollution on a chunk doesn't build up un-spent in a single spawner.
  • 0.13.2:
    • Optimized rendering of huge pollution clouds on the map.
  • 0.13.0:
    • Large amounts of pollution is created when burning fires.
    • Pollution creation of the productivity module was reduced drastically.
    • Optimized pollution rendering on map and minimap.
  • 0.12.0:
    • Trees degenerate slowly when exposed to pollution at high levels.
  • 0.8.0:
    • Added option to turn off pollution visibility even when detailed info is on.
  • 0.7.1:
    • Speed modules no longer produce extra pollution.
    • Added missing pollution descriptions.
    • Pollution is only shown on the minimap with alt mode on.
  • 0.7.0:
    • Introduced concept of pollution.

See also